UCLA Perceptions

[juliesre]

Does anyone have any strong opinions/perceptions about/of UCLA.

[tryffelgris]

In a word: no.

One of my undergrad profs basically told me he has absolutely no opinion on UCLA. Which somehow seems like a bad thing. I know there are definitely reasons UCLA is ranked well-- strong demography people, etc-- but it doesn't seem to have an easily palatable "reputation" like other top schools.

[ejuliast]

They've had excellent placements recently. I'm strongly considering going.

[waitinginohio]

I was going to apply, and e-mailed 3 profs there in September. None of them responded to my e-mails. Every other prof I e-mailed (at the 7 other schools I did apply to) got back to me. Not always right away, not always the most personal or helpful response, but they did reply. I took the lack of responses from UCLA as a sign that they weren't interested in me and didn't even bother applying. Obviously other people might have very different experiences, and I don't think anyone else should rule UCLA out based on my experience, but I figure it's worth sharing.